![]() ![]() At the time of her Coretta Scott King Award, Walter was walking for peace from Leningrad to Moscow along with two hundred American and two hundred Soviets. Her award-winning book “Justin and the Best Biscuits in the World” is just one of over a dozen children’s books she has written, including “The Girl on the Outside” and “Have a Happy,” a book about a boy whose December 25, birthday often gets forgotten during in the holiday rush.Īn avid supporter of civil rights, Walter has served as a member of the Congress of Racial Equality, and worked with the American Civil Liberties Union and the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People to initiate legislation in Los Angeles. ![]() Author, activist, educator, and women’s advocate could describe Mildred Pitts Walter, recipient of the 1987 Coretta Scott King Award for Literature. ![]()
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